Educational Background

Sam Houston State University, Ph. D.

Criminal Justice Management                    December 1989

Sam Houston State University, MA

Police Science & Administration                December 1985

St. John’s University, BA 

Criminal Justice                                            June 1979

Full-Time Teaching Experience

St. John’s University

College of Professional Studies  

Associate Professor        Sept.  2001   Present

Professional Experience

1981 – 2001  Twenty years of progressively responsible professional experience in law enforcement.

Director of Training - New York City Police Department

April 1995 – September 2001

The New York City Police Academy was the largest law enforcement training facility in the country, with a training staff of 629 sworn and 128 civilian employees and an annual operating budget of $26.7 million dollars.  During my tenure as director, I served as an executive level advisor to the police commissioner, 1st deputy police commissioner, chief of the department, and the chief of personnel.  

As the director, I led a management team that was responsible for the comprehensive professional development of 40,000 uniformed and 10,000 civilian members of the New York City Police Department.  I was also responsible for formulating, coordinating, and evaluating all the educational programs of the agency, determining the nature and scope of all curricula, specialized courses, programs and instructional methods used by the professional and instructional staff. As directed by the police commissioner, I was also responsible for fund-raising efforts in the form of seeking and creating grants and scholarships to offer additional educational opportunities to the members of the New York City Police Department.  A summary of my major accomplishments include the following:

A complete reorganization of all police academy educational and training operations was accomplished.  This included instituting a proactive approach to training that was constantly re-evaluated to sustain relevancy and excellence.  All educational initiatives were carefully linked to the police commissioner’s most current operational priorities.

With the collaboration of the faculty and administration of the College of Professional Studies, a “Visiting Professor Program” was implemented at the New York City Police Academy.  This collaboration invited faculty from the College of Professional Studies to teach at the New York City Police Academy, and Police Academy faculty to teach at St. John’s.  At the time, this was the first faculty teaching exchange program between a university and a police academy in the country.    

Established the “New York City Police Department Board of Visitors.”  Structured after the United States Military Academy at West Point’s Board of Visitors, this board existed to provide visiting expertise in a collaborative effort to make educational recommendations and to express the community perspective on educational issues. 

Directed the New York City Police Department’s Cadet Corps Program, a citywide college based internship of approximately 600 cadets.  This program offers financial benefits and scholarships to New York City university students who are considering law enforcement as a career option.  Currently, approximately twenty of the N.Y.P.D. cadets are St. John’s University students.

Proposed and obtained official agency certification from Cornell University in equal employment opportunity laws and complaint processing for the New York City Police Department.  This certification was required to initiate a comprehensive education and training effort designed to address the issues of sexual harassment and equal employment opportunity in the workplace. 

Improved academic standards in the Recruit Officer Training Program.  This was accomplished, at least in part, by eliminating the recruit officer holdover practice for academic failures, and by raising the academic passing standards from 70% to 75%.

Developed and instituted a newly structured Behavioral Science curriculum for recruit officers which incorporated lessons on cultural competence, diversity, human interaction skills, culture, and current immigration trends in New York City.  

Instituted academic improvements that collectively enhanced the overall quality of the recruit officer training.  For example, these improvements reduced the overall training period by thirty training days and served to improve academic performance in such key areas as the mean academic scores (increased from 82.7% to 86.9%), improved standardized reading scores, decreased academic failure rates, and produced a 27% increase in enforcement activity during the field training experience.

Director of Training - New York City Transit Police

January 1993 – April 1995

With 4,500 sworn and 450 civilian members, the New York City Transit Police Department was the nation’s largest transit police force.  Prior to the merger with the New York City Police Department, the New York City Transit Police was responsible for policing New York’s transit system which operates around the clock, carrying 3.5 million riders daily in and around 469 subway stations over 714 miles of track.

As a director, I held a senior level command staff position that included administrative and operational responsibility for all educational and training operations of the department.  In that capacity, I managed the successful completion of the first independent Transit Police recruit class in July 1993.

Associate Director - Office of Management & Budget

          New York City Transit Police Department

          June 1991 – January 1993

As associate director of the Office Management & Budget, I held a command position that involved the overall operational management of one of the four bureaus in the New York City Transit Police Department. 

Responsibilities included managing the infrastructure of a bureau that included the Planning & Research Division, Operational Budget Division ($3.5 million), Capital Budget Division ($200 million), Crime Analysis Division, and Facilities Planning and Management Division.

Police Administrator - Houston Police Academy

          Houston Police Department

          June 1990 – June 1991

Upon the successful completion of my Ph.D., Chief Lee P. Brown promoted me to a mid-level management appointment that involved direct administrative and operational responsibility for management and executive development in the Houston Police Department.  The position also included responsibility for the overall command of the general operations of the Houston Police Academy. 

The Houston Police Academy is a seventy acre law enforcement training and educational complex with an operating budget of $7.9 million.  It is a comprehensive municipal law enforcement training facility consisting of twelve separate buildings and a staff of 100 sworn and civilian personnel.  The facility also includes an indoor state-of-the-art twenty-four lane firearms range, a technology center, two driver-training tracks, and a live fire “Hogan’s Alley.”

Police Officer - Houston Police Department

          July 1981 – June 1990

As a uniformed police officer in the Houston Police Department, I performed the general patrol duties expected of a patrol officer in a major, urban police agency.

For a nine-month period, I served in a special assignment and performed as an undercover police officer in the Vice Squad of the Houston Police Department.  As an undercover police officer, I investigated criminal cases involving the local, national and international manufacturing and distribution of child pornography.

Academic Awards and Honors

·        2004 – 2005, Awarded by the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board (FSB), the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), a Fulbright Senior Specialist Award.  I have currently been approved for candidacy on the Fulbright Senior Specialist roster and arrangements are on going to coordinate a Fulbright Commission grant in the Department of Criminology at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.  

·        Recipient of the 2002-2003 H. Craig Collins Memorial Award for excellence in teaching in the Criminal Justice & Legal Studies Program.     

·        Nominated in fall 2001 for the St. Vincent de Paul Teacher Scholar Award. 

·        Nominated in spring 2002, and the spring 2003, for Teaching Excellence Award.   However, I did not have the requisite years of service to qualify for the award. 

·        Dean’s List as a Ph.D. candidate at Sam Houston State University

·        Awarded the “One Hundred Club of Houston’s” full academic scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Administration.

Professional Awards and Honors:

·        Appointed Chairman – Prentice Hall Publications Police Advisory Board, September 2002 – September 2003.  This ad hoc Police Advisory Board was created to advise Prentice Hall executives on current and emerging academic issues in criminal justice.     

·        Awarded the “Exemplary Service Award” from the New York City Police Department’s Police Reserve Association.  This acknowledgement was for exemplary leadership in providing “outstanding educational and training services to the New York City Police Department.”  December 2000.

·        Recipient of the “Award for Significant Achievement in the Law Enforcement Community,” from the Professional Crime Prevention Association and the Law Enforcement Coordination Committee. June 2000. 

·        Awarded Sam Houston State University, Criminal Justice Center’s,  “Distinguished Alumnus Award,” April 2000. 

·        Recipient of the “Award for Extraordinary Support in Responding to Missing and Abducted Children in New York State.”  Given by the State of New York, Division of Criminal Justice Services.  April 2000. 

·        Recipient of the “New York City Police Department Unit Citation Award.”  Received during the 1998 Medal Day ceremonies from Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir for “building a police academy characterized by educational excellence in virtually all programs.”  This was the first time the Police Academy was ever awarded such a distinction.  September 1998. 

·        Recipient of the “Award for Outstanding Commitment to Excellence and Leadership,” from the State of New York, Municipal Police Training Council.  Awarded for serving in an on-going capacity to develop basic training for all police officers in New York State.  March 1991. 

·        Recipient of the “Award for Professional Contribution,” from the New York and New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Regional Training Center.  June 1997. 

·        Recipient of the St. John’s University, St. Vincent’s College “Distinguished Alumnus Award,” St. Vincent’s College Award Night, April 1996. 

·        Recipient of the St. John’s University, “Criminal Justice Association Alumnus Award.”  September 1995.

·        Awarded three (3) “Chief of Police Commendations” for excellent police service with the Houston Police Department.  May 1985.  February 1988.  October, 1989

Significant/Distinguished Achievements

·        I consider my most significant achievement, at this point in my life, to be the successful career transition that I have pursued from a highly visible executive position in public service to my current career as a tenured professor and program director at St. John’s University.  From the very beginning, my goal has been to accumulate practical real-world experience, formal education and a distinguished professional reputation, and to collectively focus them on excellence in teaching, scholarship and research.

·        In addition, another distinguished achievement has been the emerging recognition as a nationally recognized criminal justice scholar.   Evidence of this national reputation includes the following recent accomplishments:

·        The publication of my book, Protecting the Republic: The Education and Training of American Police Officers, (2003) by Prentice Hall, and the chapter Counter-Terrorism Training in the Public Sector, in the book Community Preparedness and Response to Terrorism: The Role of Community Organizations and Business (2005).    

·        Being invited every year to lecture as a professor for the faculty of the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas.  The Bill Blackwood Institute is a part of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.  I was a faculty member for the 2004 – 2005 Executive Issues Seminar Series, where I lectured on law enforcement leadership throughout the State of Texas to chiefs of police and other law enforcement executives. 

·        Being invited every year to lecture as a professor on the faculty of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute.  For the last two years, I have served as a faculty member to teach law enforcement leadership to chiefs of police and law enforcement executives throughout the State of Illinois.  

·        Being invited three consecutive years to serve as an academic evaluator for Middle States Commission on Higher Education.  These academic visits included Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez Universidad del Este in Puerto Rico and the University College of Criminal Justice of Puerto Rico in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. 

 Significant Research

My scholarly research efforts over the last few academic years have been focused in the area of global terrorism and counter-terrorism training in the public sector.  This research includes operational and organizational roles and responsibilities designed to deter and respond to major acts of terrorism.   

Publications

Books:

O’Keefe, James. (2003). Protecting the republic: The education and training of  American police officers. ISBN 0-13-097778-0.  Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. 

O’Keefe, James. (1990).  An empirical analysis of high-speed police pursuits: The Houston Police Department’s experience.  Doctoral Dissertation, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International.

O’Keefe, James. (1985).  A freeway speed reduction strategy and its effects on speed limit enforcement. 

Masters thesis, Sam Houston State University: Huntsville, Texas. 

Chapters in Edited Books:

O’Keefe, James & Brown, C. (2005).  Counter-terrorism training in the public sector.  In J. Johnson, M.L. Kennedy, &  N. Delener (Eds.), Community preparedness and response to terrorism: The role of the community organizations and business (pp.15-39).  Westport, Ct.: Praeger Press.

Journal Articles:

O’Keefe, James.  (1995).  Training in action: The New York City Transit Police Academy.  The Journal for Transit Police Service, 5, 07-10. 

O’Keefe, James, & DeMarino, V.  (1992).  Field Training for rapid transit police in New York City.  The Field Training Quarterly, 7, 47-55.

O’Keefe, James.  (1989).  Extending the scope of high speed police pursuit responsibilities: Houston experience.  The Police Chief, LVI, 32-40. 

O’Keefe, James.  (1988). High-speed pursuits – An international dilemma. Journal of the Joint Central Committee of England and Wales, XX1. 

O’Keefe, James, & Oettmeier, T.  (1988).  Field training implications of Houston’s Neighborhood Oriented Policing initiative.  The Field Training Quarterly, 2, 11-18.

Instructional Publications:

O’Keefe, James. [2004].  Protecting the republic: The education and training of American police officers – Instructor’s Guide.  ISBN 0-13-113662-3.  Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Publications.

O’Keefe, James. (2002).  Understanding terrorism – PowerPoint Instructor’s Guide.  To accompany Paul Maniscalco & Hank Christian,  Understanding terrorism and managing the consequences.  Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Publications. 

Forward:

O’Keefe, James. (1999). Protecting your life: Handbook for law enforcement professionals.  New York: LooseLeaf Law Publications, Inc.

Program Appearance/Attendance

·        Participated in the 134th Commencement Exercises on May 16, 2004.  Attended the main ceremony on the Great Lawn and presented the criminal justice undergraduate degrees at the College of Professional Studies ceremony. 

·        Attended the Vincentian Center for Church and Society “Deans/Fellows Luncheon,” on May 7, 2004.

·        Participated in the Staten Island Campus “College of Professional Studies New Student Reception,” on April 17, 2004 by meeting with new students and parents.

·        Participated in the Seventh Annual University-Wide Reception for Faculty Book Authors, on April 15, 2004, hosted by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching & Learning.  

·        Attended the Criminal Justice Connection on the Staten Island Campus on March 10, 2004 and presented award to Police Commissioner.   

·        Attended the Faculty Convocation and the New Student Convocation, on August 31, 2004 and on September 2, 2003. 

·        Participated in the first “Academic Computing Initiative Workshop” on July 23, 2003, and actively involved in the faculty implementation phase of this innovative project.  This will allow me to participate in the most current advances in laptop teaching, research, and service to the students.   

·        Attended the 2003 40th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences on March 4-8, 2003 in Boston.  In addition to attending the conference, Dean Kathleen Voute MacDonald and I also attended the Prentice Hall “VIP Author Reception” to acknowledge the publication of my new book

·        Participated in “Accepted Students Weekend” on April 12, 2003.  As director of the Criminal Justice Program, I made presentation to approximately 100 new students and parents who were considering criminal justice as a major.

·        Attended the College of Professional Studies Awards Ceremonies on April 28, 2003 to recognize outstanding criminal justice students.

·        Participated in the Vincentian Center for Church and Society “Founders Week” Faculty Luncheon on January 27, 2004.

·        Participated in the Vincentian Center for Church and Society “Founders Week” Faculty Luncheon on January 29, 2003.  At the faculty luncheon, I presented a paper titled “Excellence in Criminal Justice in the Vincentian Tradition.”  Based on this presentation, I received a letter of congratulations from Dean Kathleen Voute MacDonald.

·        Participated in the 133rd Commencement Exercises on Sunday May 18, 2003. Attended both the main ceremony on the Great Lawn and the College of Professional Studies Ceremony in Alumni Hall.

·        Represented the St. John’s University Criminal Justice Program at the New York City Police Academy Graduation Ceremony at Madison Square Garden on January 21, 2003.  A visible presence at this graduation is extremely important to our students who are in the graduating class. 

·        Participated in the induction of new members of the Alpha Epsilon Rho, St. John’s University Chapter of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society Ceremony on May 2, 2003.

·        Participated in the induction of new members of the Alpha Epsilon Rho, St. John’s University Chapter of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society Ceremony on December 9, 2002.

·        Participated with colleagues in the Vincentian Center for Church and Society Chair of Social Justice Program titled “The War on Terror: A One Year Assessment” on November 4, 2002. I presented a paper on “New Directions in Criminal Justice.”  Other faculty presenters included Dr. Robert R. Tomes, Dr. Joseph Trumino, and Rev. Michael Whalen, CM. 

·        Attended the College of Professional Studies Cocktail Party on October 1, 2002 celebrating the commencement of the Master’s Program in Criminal Justice Leadership on the Staten Island Campus.

·        Attended the Athletic Department’s “Meet and Greet” on February 20, 2003.  This was a program designed by the Athletic Department to meet the university athletes and discuss strategies to promote their academic success.

·        Participated in the College of Professional Studies Fifth Annual Criminal Justice Awards Ceremony.  Introduced and presented the Criminal Justice Distinguished Leadership Award to Honorable George A. Grasso, First Deputy Police Commissioner, N.Y.P.D.  April 30, 2002. 

·        Attended the College of Professional Studies National Criminal Justice Honor Society Induction Ceremony.  April 29, 2002. 

·        Attended “The Journey of Hope: From Violence to Healing,” New Yorkers against the Death Penalty, sponsored by the Vincentian Center. Participated along with my graduate students from the Criminal Justice Leadership Program.  April 24, 2002.

·        Participated in and presented the Loose leaf Law Publications Student Award in College of Professional Studies Dean’s Convocation.  April 23, 2002.  

·        Attended the 3rd Annual Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society Induction Ceremony and Dinner, April 8, 2002.

·        Attended the College of Professional Studies, Criminal Justice Association of Staten Island Campus, “Criminal Justice Connection.”  March 12, 2002. 

·        Participated and represented the Criminal Justice Leadership Program in the Graduate School Open House.  March 10, 2002. 

·        Participated in Office of Admissions Annual Open House and represented the College of Professional Studies Criminal Justice Program, November 11, 2001.

·        Coordinated and attended a conference in cooperation with the New York City Police Foundation and Pfizer Corporation titled “Management and Leadership:  A Corporate Perspective.”  June 2001. 

·        Attended a United States Department of Justice “Conference on Hate Crimes.”  January 1999.  

·        Attended a conference at New York City Hall and represented the New York City Police Department with the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Northern Ireland.  November 1999.

·        Program appearance before the New York City Police Department Command Staff at which I made a presentation on “The New NYPD Training & Mentoring Program.”  Police Commissioner Howard Safir subsequently approved this presentation and the program was implemented citywide.  January 1999. 

·        Attended a conference with the Police Commissioner of the City of New York titled “The Task Force on New York City Police Community Relations:  A Report to the Mayor.”  This conference was to present the final report of the Mayor’s Task Force on Community Relations to the police department and to begin to design the appropriate educational and training response to the document.  March 1998. 

·        Attended a conference with the Police Commissioner and the City Attorney to make a major presentation to the United States Attorney from Washington, D.C.  This presentation was a four-hour briefing about the New York City Police Department’s training practices with regards to the use of force.  The conference and the presentation were designed to defend the City of New York against a “Patterns and Practices” lawsuit to be filed by the United States Attorney against them.  December 1998.

·        Attended the New York State Training Directors’ Conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and presented a seven hour presentation on “New York City Police Department COMPSTAT Briefing.”  September 1998.

·        “Policing for the 21st Century.”  A conference sponsored by the New York City Police Department held at the New York Marriott Marquis.  May 1998.

·        Presented a one-hour multi-media presentation titled “The History of Policing in New York City.”  This presentation, done in partnership with the Chief of Internal Affairs, was done at the annual meeting of the American Academy for Professional Law Enforcement in New York.  November 1998. 

·        Appeared and testified as an expert witness in the case United States of America V. NYPD.  Appeared, gave sworn testimony and a presentation in this case to discuss how the New York City Police Department was prepared to train 37,000 members of the service in the principles and legal issues involved in Equal Employment Opportunity laws.  June, 1998

·        Attended a one-day conference sponsored by the New York City Police Department at Kingsborough Community College on “Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect in the New York City Police Department.”  September 1997.

·        Delivered a major presentation on “The Training Implications Necessary to Improve the Level of Expertise in the Key Areas of Fingerprinting and Criminal Investigations.”  This presentation was made with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir at the New York City Police Department’s “Strategy 1997 – Goal-Oriented Neighborhood Policing Conference.”  January, 1997.

·        The New York City Police Department’s “Compstat Conference.”  A conference held at the New York Marriott Marquis. 1997.

·        Attended the New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Conference, held at Pace University. June 1997.

·        Program appearance before the New York City Police Department Command Staff at which I presented a proposal for the creation of “Leaders Empowered to Act Decisively Training” (LEAD).  This program was approved by Police Commissioner William Bratton and implemented citywide for all newly promoted sergeants, lieutenants and captains in the New York City Police Department.  February 1996. 

·        Participated in a debate on “The Use of Force in Law Enforcement…Necessary versus Abuse of Authority.”  Sponsored by the American Academy for Professional Law Enforcement, Metropolitan New York Chapter.  November 1996.

·        Attended and made a presentation at the New York City Police Department Command Staff meeting on “Guidelines and Tactics for NYPD Plainclothes Assignments.”  This presentation and manual was approved by the Police Commissioner and completely changed the approved procedures available for New York City police officers to conduct plainclothes operation.  February, 1996.

·        Participated in a special conference chaired by the police commissioner of the City of New York to deliver a briefing on the training plan to prepare New York City police officers for the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to New York.  June 1995.

·        Attended the New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Conference, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and June 1995.

Sponsored Projects and Programs

2001 to Present – I currently sit on the Advisory Board of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice “New York State Perkins Act.”  This is a New York State funded grant designed to provide vocational educational programs for New York State prison inmates and other “at risk” students.  As a board member, I serve cooperatively with other members to manage future funding initiatives, educational priorities, and other administrative issues associated with the grant. 

he New York City Police Department/New York & New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A) Regional Training Village.

In 1999, as the director of training for the New York City Police Department, I chaired a group of counter terrorism professionals that conceived and designed a full proposal to the United States Department of Justice and the New York/New Jersey H.I.D.T.A to build and establish a joint tactical training village.  The concept was to utilize federal drug forfeiture funds to build, over a three-year, three-phase period, an exact replica of a typical New York City street scene.   Later that year, a $20 million proposal was approved and implemented under our management.  It was decided that active military construction units would build the village, and the New York/New Jersey H.I.D.T.A would pay for the construction materials.  The New York City Police Department provided the real estate, personnel, and tactical training expertise to develop and deliver the multi-agency training. 

On November 16, 2001, the project was officially completed, and an opening ceremony was held. The new tactical village is located at the New York City Police Department’s Firearms Range in the Bronx, and includes four complete four-story buildings, a classroom building, and paved streets.  The United States Department of Justice, the United States Military, and the City of New York have recognized this project as a national model.      

On January 22, 2002, the New York Daily News published  an article titled “New Nabe a Classroom for Cops: Teaching Street Survival Skills.”  

SERVICE

·        Service to the University, School, and Department/Division Committees

·        Appointed as the director of Master of Professional Studies in Criminal Justice Leadership Program, (M.P.S.)  2004-Present. 

·        Elected by criminal justice faculty to serve as assistant chair for the Division of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies, 2005-2006.

·        Served as the director of the undergraduate Criminal Justice Program for two academic years 2002-03 and 2003-04.

·        Senior Fellow – The Vincentian Center for Church and Society, St. John’s University.  September 2002 to Present.

·        Chair  – 2004-05 “College of Professional Studies - Graduate Policy and Admissions Committee.”

·        Committee Member – 2004-05 “University Mission Committee” – to work with university colleagues to prepare for the decennial accreditation visit from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. 

·        Team Member – 2005.  Selected as a team member by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to serve on an evaluation team for the academic evaluation of Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez Universidad del Este, in Carolina, Puerto Rico on March 13, 2005.

·        College of Professional Studies – Admissions and Academic Standing Committee.  September, 2001 to 2003

·        Member – University Graduate Council.  September, 2003 to Present.

·        Served cooperatively with colleagues in the University Career Center and criminal justice faculty to plan and implement the Criminal Justice Career Fair on March 24, 2004. 

·        Served with colleagues to plan and implemented the Sixth Annual  Criminal Justice Awards Dinner on April 9, 2003.  Criminal Justice faculty members  presented the “Distinguished Leadership Award” to the Honorable James H. Lawrence, Nassau County Police Commissioner.  The dinner also presented The “Distinguished Alumnus Award” to Chief Michael Scagnelli of the NewYork City Police Department, Transportation Bureau.  The criminal justice faculty received a letter of congratulations for this event from Dr. Julia A. Upton, R.S.M. 

·        Worked cooperatively with colleagues from the University Career Center to plan, coordinate and implement the Criminal Justice Career Fair on March 26, 2003.  

·        On a voluntary basis, I collaborated with the Department of Public Safety to design and deliver a new and comprehensive training program specifically  for the St. John’s University Office of Public Safety Officers.  The program, “ The Role of Public Safety in Building a Culture of Mutual Respect,” was delivered to all public safety officers on the Queens Campus on January 17 and January 20, 2003.  All public safety officers on the Staten Island Campus were trained during two sessions on January 30, 2003.   

·        Coordinated with criminal justice faculty and served as the primary author for the Academic Program Review Report for the undergraduate Criminal Justice Program.  

·        Selected by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to serve as a team member on the evaluation team to access the academic status of the University College of Criminal Justice of Puerto Rico in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. The first phase of this assessment was completed March 11-14, 2003. 

·        Worked with St. John’s executives to design and write-up mutually beneficial security strategies for inter-agency cooperation in preparation for a meeting between President Donald J. Harrington, C.M. and Police Commissioner.         

·        Worked jointly with the Office of Alumni Relations to establish a  Criminal Justice “Count on Alumni for Career Help” (C.O.A.C.H.) Program.  The first Criminal Justice C.O.A.C.H. Program was held on October 28, 2003 at the New York City Police Museum.

·        Currently working with the Office of Alumni Relations to collect a current and up-to-date criminal justice mailing list to establish a Criminal Justice Leadership Alumni. 

·        Served as a member – St. John’s University Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, 1995 – 1997.

·        Worked to secure the approval for St. John’s University, the use of classroom space at the New York City Police Academy, at no cost to the university. 

·        In 1983, I served as a member of a core group of people who organized and established the first St. John’s University Houston Area Alumni Chapter.  The Houston Area Alumni Chapter has since grown and is still an active chapter in the university.

Membership in Professional Societies

·        Crime and Justice International, The Office of International Criminal Justice, Inc. in cooperation with Sam Houston State University.  September 2001 to  Present.

·        Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, September 2001 – Present

·        Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences – Police Section, September 2001 – Present

·        International Association of Chiefs of Police, January 1995 – Present

·        Police Executive Research Forum, January 1995 – Present

·        Law Enforcement Training Directors’ Association of New York State, September 1993 – 2003.

·        State of New York Municipal Police Training Council, Division of Criminal Justice Services Standing Committee on Municipal Police Training Curriculum, February 1997 – 2003.

·        The American Academy for Professional Law Enforcement, Metropolitan New York Chapter.  July 1997 – Present

·        Law Enforcement Coordination Committee and the Professional Crime Prevention Association.  January 1995 – 2003

Other Relevant Activities

·        Served as an expert witness in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York to provide expert testimony on law enforcement education and training.   2003

·        Serve as an expert witness in the United States District Court of the District of Colorado to provide expert testimony on law enforcement policies and procedures.  June 2002 to Present.

·        Serve as an expert witness in the United States District Court of New Jersey to provide expert witness testimony on law enforcement administration, policies, procedures, and use of force issues.

·        Featured in videotape produced by Films for the Humanities & Science titled “The New York City Police Academy.”  

·        Appeared on the television show “Good Day New York” on May 20, 2003. At that time, Mr. Jim Ryan interviewed me about the correct use of police informants in the wake of a highly publicized questionable police action involving the New York City Police Department.

·        Conducted an on-campus television interview with Mr. Bob O’Brien on May 28, 2003.  This interview was to explain to the public a district attorney’s decision to charge a New York City police officer with homicide. 

·        Invited by the New York City Police Department’s Sergeants Benevolent Association to make a presentation on June 4, 2003 to 1,000 eligible for retirement sergeants on “Career Transitions….Life After the NYPD.”

·        Mentioned in a Daily News article, published December 13, 2001.  The article, titled “NYPD Shootings Down,” reported that the number of civilians shot by the NYPD was on pace for an all-time low, and credited  training improvements.

·        1998 – Present, Member and fund raiser for the Crohn’s Disease and Colitis  Foundation, New York City Chapter.   

·        2001 New York City, March of Dimes Walk America.  As Police Academy coordinator,  we raised the most money in the department.

·        2001 New York City, Blood Bank Blood Drive.  As Police Academy Coordinator,  we donated the most blood in the department.

·        2000 New York City, March of Dimes Walk America. As Police Academy Coordinator,  we raised the most money in the department.

·        2000 New York City, Blood Bank Blood Drive.  As Police Academy Coordinator, we donated the most blood in the department.

·        Appeared on television as an advisor to a television special on New York 1 titled “Special Report on Police Cultural Diversity Training.”  October,  2001.

·        Served as a content advisor to the A&E Channel to develop a television special titled “Investigative Report:  Behind the Blue Wall.”  This special focused on the accusations of brutality and abuse facing the New York City Police Department and aired in February 2000. 

·        Interviewed for a WABC Channel 7 television special titled “New York City Police Department:  Police Officer Education & Training.”  This was a special two-part story by Mr. David Ushery, which aired in May 2000. 

·        Interviewed in a television special developed by the Discovery Channel titled “Inside the New York City Police Department.”  This was a special documentary about the making of a New York City Police Officer, which aired in January 1999. 

·        I served as a temporary advisor to the Executive Board of Prentice Hall Publishing Company to determine the most appropriate way to distribute approximately $1 million raised for the families of the rescue workers involved in the World Trade Center incident of September 11, 2001.

TEACHING

List Courses Taught Over a Two-Year Period

Undergraduate classes in Criminal Justice:

1. CRJ 2000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

2. CRJ 2001 - Criminological Theory, Crime and the Criminal

3. CRJ 2002 - The Police and the Community

4. CRJ 3000 - Criminal Justice Ethics

5. CRJ 2004 – American Correctional Systems

 Graduate classes in Criminal Justice Leadership:

1. CJL 201 - Criminal Justice Policy Formation and Analysis

2. CJL 101 - Police Administration in the 21st Century

3. CJL 202 - Public Administration and the Criminal Justice Agency